The Week in Pictures: March 9 – 15, 2020

Snapshots of Orthodox spiritual life seen through the lens of amateur and professional photographers on March 9-15, 2020. Commemorative events, anniversaries and ordinations were among last week’s events.

A military and religious ceremony was held at the “Wings” monument in Bucharest’s Free Press Square on the National Day of Former Anticommunist Political Prisoners from 1944 – 1989. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
On the National Day of Former Anticommunist Political Prisoners from 1944 – 1989, Bishop Benedict of Bistrița officiated a memorial service in Cluj. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius Echim
Bishop of Severin and Strehaia prayed for the souls of the Mehedinți inhabitants who passed away after a lot of suffering during their deportation to the Bărăgan Plain. Photo: Diocese of Severin and Strehaia
Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj visited Putna Monastery. Photo: Putna Monastery
His Beatitude Metropolitan Sawa inspecting the works carried out at the Warsaw Orthodox Cathedral. Photo: Orthodox Church of Poland
The Patriarch of Serbia celebrated the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at “St Mark” Church in Belgrade. Photo: Orthodox Church of Serbia
His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill celebrated his 44th anniversary of episcopal ordination. Photo: Moscow Patriarchate / Sergey Vlasov
His Grace Bishop Iustin offered gifts to the children living in the “House of Joy” in Northern Romania’s town of Bârsana (Maramureș county): small icons, prayer books and the “Bible for children”. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
Katherine, fr Barnabas Powell’s daughter, together with Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta. Photo: Facebook / Barnabas Powell
The Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa visited the Republic of Zambia. Photo: Alexandria Patriarchate
The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești performed two ordinations: one to the priesthood and the other to the deaconate at Bucharest’s “St John in the Square” Church. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

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